tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409911725815994941.post1536814811138191375..comments2019-05-25T06:09:24.165-04:00Comments on A Slice of Homeschool Pie: 7 Reasons Why Stressing Over Homeschooling Is UnnecessaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409911725815994941.post-89561489380799541122014-04-17T13:28:33.129-04:002014-04-17T13:28:33.129-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Clara Homeschoolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562386920117701820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409911725815994941.post-90561743508830701232014-04-17T13:28:13.799-04:002014-04-17T13:28:13.799-04:00Thank you for sharing your children&#39;s experien...Thank you for sharing your children&#39;s experience with us. I have heard of many stories where parents become worried if their children can&#39;t read by a &quot;normal&quot; age (whatever age that is) and I am sure your experience will encourage those parents.Clara Homeschoolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562386920117701820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409911725815994941.post-34230508443860505332014-04-17T12:17:17.177-04:002014-04-17T12:17:17.177-04:00Great words of wisdom!Great words of wisdom!Joesette Huffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725512352439238794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409911725815994941.post-8932024592404028662014-04-16T21:39:24.954-04:002014-04-16T21:39:24.954-04:00As a homeschooling mom of 20+ years I can attest a...As a homeschooling mom of 20+ years I can attest all of this is true! I had one boy learn to read at 4, another at 8. They both are highly intelligent. The one who didn&#39;t read until he was 8 was reading on a college level by the 5th grade. But he was my first and I stressed over him learning to read &quot;on time&quot;. I shouldn&#39;t have! The foundations of relationships and faith are so much more crucial in the younger years. They build a foundation for the teenage years. You will be glad for the foundation later on. Relax!Machellehttp://kingdomlifeandblessings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409911725815994941.post-8482922160600608412014-04-16T16:55:31.356-04:002014-04-16T16:55:31.356-04:00Pamela, thank you for your comment. I completely a...Pamela, thank you for your comment. I completely agree with you that routines are very important. Great addition to my post! Clara Homeschoolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562386920117701820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409911725815994941.post-4739949547745006502014-04-16T13:50:53.573-04:002014-04-16T13:50:53.573-04:00Clara, These are such words of wisdom. My children...Clara, These are such words of wisdom. My children are all grown now and graduated from our home school (and some from college). If you don&#39;t mind me adding my two cents.<br /><br />I have found that the single thing that kept me from getting stressed out was to have a routine. Children need a routine and when we, as the home school teacher, don&#39;t have one it will create a stressful environment and trickle down into our children&#39;s ability to learn. I am not advocating that you violate your #5 Brick and Mortar point, it can still be fun with a routine. We got up at a regular time, got dressed, had a good breakfast and then did school. We were almost always finished by 1:00 PM. And then it was time for fun! My kids loved that they did not need work all day but also knew that it was their responsibility to get their work done. We must remember that the main point of school is to learn. Stress also comes when we forget that sometimes we can have fun learning and that we actually learn so much from &quot;real life&quot; homeschooling. Like taking the kids shopping and letting them know they can have a dollar or two to spend as long as they select something in that price range and are ready to checkout when you are. In this you are teaching the children the &quot;real life&quot; concept of under budget and on time -- very important stewardship principle. Having them help you figure how much drywall tape you need for &quot;x&quot; number of dry wall sheets for your construction project teaches them &quot;real life&quot; algebra. These are just a couple examples of what I remember doing with our kids.<br /><br />Loved this article, thanks so much for sharing.Pamela Rose Williamshttp://christianeveryday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409911725815994941.post-26021922770857865662014-04-15T10:25:34.028-04:002014-04-15T10:25:34.028-04:00Thanks Rachael!Thanks Rachael!Clara Homeschoolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562386920117701820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409911725815994941.post-60605779126515676342014-04-15T10:25:14.194-04:002014-04-15T10:25:14.194-04:00I do believe that the mentality of &quot;having to...I do believe that the mentality of &quot;having to finish the book&quot; is one of the biggest stresses for homeschool parents. I found it liberating when I learned that schools don&#39;t finish their textbooks. Clara Homeschoolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562386920117701820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409911725815994941.post-49979297296443179722014-04-15T10:03:45.720-04:002014-04-15T10:03:45.720-04:00I agree with everything here! In fact my mother i...I agree with everything here! In fact my mother in law has taught High School French and Spanish for over 30 years. She&#39;s now teaching my daughter (who is 10) High School French. My mother in law is so excited because she says she NEVER gets to finish the book with the students. There&#39;s 12 units and she has to skip the middle units so that she can get to the end so that the students can be &quot;prepared&quot; for French II.<br /><br />Also, the stress point ~ I&#39;m horrible at teaching my daughter math. I used to make her cry all the time. I found Life of Fred. She is SOARING with math and she says she likes math now and she says she&#39;s good at math. She used to say she&#39;s bad at math. I do NOTHING with her in regards to math ~ she&#39;s all on her own and does well! She even checks her own work!<br /><br />GREAT post Clara!!vietitalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056644774638500330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409911725815994941.post-78173069616189604772014-04-15T09:55:09.416-04:002014-04-15T09:55:09.416-04:00Great reminder Clare! Pinning this :)
Great reminder Clare! Pinning this :)<br />Rachael DeBruinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057018188885395834noreply@blogger.com